Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND

Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Grand Forks ND

850 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2020

West Polk-Norman-Clay-Kittson-Roseau-Lake Of The Woods- West Marshall-East Marshall-North Beltrami-Pennington-Red Lake- East Polk-North Clearwater-South Beltrami-Mahnomen- South Clearwater-Hubbard-West Becker-East Becker-Wilkin- West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier- Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks- Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- Western Walsh- Including the cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Hallock, Karlstad, Lancaster, Roseau, Warroad, Greenbush, Baudette, Warren, Stephen, Argyle, Newfolden, Middle River, Grygla, Red Lake, Redby, Ponemah, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Fosston, Fertile, McIntosh, Erskine, Bagley, Clearbrook, Bemidji, Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, Waubun, Alida, Ebro, Lake Itasca, Long Lost Lake, Lower Rice Lake, Roy Lake, Upper Rice Lake, Park Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Wolf Lake, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, Battle Lake, Wadena, Menahga, Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Wahpeton, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin 850 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2020.

WINTER WEATHER LIKELY THIS WEEK, POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ON THURSDAY...

The first round of winter weather is expected to impact the region Tuesday, bringing 2 to 4 inches of snow, with the highest amounts expected over portions of west-central and northwest Minnesota.

A more robust winter system is expected Thursday. This has the potential to bring higher snowfall amounts compared to Tuesday, and greater impacts. There is still much uncertainty surrounding this system, so stay tuned for later updates.

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Tuesday

Snow, mainly after 9am. High near 34. Southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely before 8pm, then snow and freezing rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 26. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.

Thursday

Snow likely before 1pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy, with a high near 35. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. West southwest wind around 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. North northwest wind around 9 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.